psychomantium
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ψυχομαντεῖον (psukhomanteîon).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [psyː.kʰɔ.manˈtiː.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [psi.ko.manˈt̪͡s̪iː.um]
Noun
psȳchomantīum n (genitive psȳchomantīī); second declension
- a place for necromancy, for consulting with the spirits of the dead
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | psȳchomantīum | psȳchomantīa |
| genitive | psȳchomantīī | psȳchomantīōrum |
| dative | psȳchomantīō | psȳchomantīīs |
| accusative | psȳchomantīum | psȳchomantīa |
| ablative | psȳchomantīō | psȳchomantīīs |
| vocative | psȳchomantīum | psȳchomantīa |
References
- “psychomantium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “psychomantium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- psychomantium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.